Next generation Wi-Fi mired in patent fears
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| The IEEE working group developing the 802.11n Wi-Fi is holding urgent
| meetings this week to discuss a significant threat to the standard from
| patents held by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
| Organisation (CSIRO). Despite requests from the IEEE, CSIRO has failed to
| promise not to sue anyone for infringement.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/21/802_11n_patent_threat/
Samsung Elec, LG Elec join digital TV patent pool
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| "The decision to form a pool was made in order to minimise the risk of patent
| disputes," a Samsung spokesman told Reuters.
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http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=media&storyID=nSEO293581
http://tinyurl.com/3azydh
Related:
EFF Challenges Bogus Patent on Internet Subdomains
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| The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is challenging a bogus patent on
| Internet subdomains that has been used to threaten small businesses and
| innovators.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/general/11300/eff-challenges-bogus-patent-internet-subdomains
EU accuses Rambus of 'patent ambush'
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| European Union regulators have charged Rambus Inc. with antitrust abuse,
| alleging the memory chip designer demanded "unreasonable" royalties for its
| patents that were fraudulently set as industry standards.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/ap_on_hi_te/eu_rambus_patent_ambush
Open Source Patents
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| Nice, creative idea. But note a few things. First, the OIN patent pooling
| approach relies on the patent monopoly to work, since the potential threat of
| a patent infringement lawsuit is what induces third parties to enter into the
| OIN license (on the other hand, without the patent monopoly, there would be
| no reason for OIN to exist).
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| [...]
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| In other words, it's similar to the situation that would exist in the absence
| of IP--without all the effort and waste to get a bunch of flaccid scraps of
| paper.
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http://blog.mises.org/archives/007126.asp
When Patents Threaten Science
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| Patents should not be used to protect laws of nature, products of
| nature, or mathematical formulas.
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http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/314/5804/1395
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